Cotton-seed separator and planter.



J. S HOLLIDAY.

COTTON SEED SEPARATOR AND PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 19, 1913.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

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JOSEPH S. HOLLIDAY, OF STATHAM, GEORGIA.

COTTON-SEED SEPARATOR AND PLANTER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnnrt S. llonmnay, acitizen of the United States, residing at Sta'tham, in the county ofJackson and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Cotton-SeedSeparator and Planter, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for separating and planting cottonseed.

t-leretofore the separation of the seeds in order to remove the smallfaulty seeds from the choice seeds has been effected prior to placingthe seeds to be planted in the planter, thus necessitating theexpenditure of considerable time and labor depending upon the methodemployed in effecting the separation.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a machine inwhich all of the seeds, whether choice or faulty can be placed and, asthe machine is propelled over the ground, it will not only open. afurrow but will separate the small and faulty seeds from the choiceseeds, discharge them laterally away from the furrow, and deposit thechoice seeds at proper points in the furrow after which said depositedseeds will be covered as ordinarily.

Another object is to provide a machine of this character which is simplein construction, accurate in operation and which is easy to operate.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseen'ibodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

In said drawings :Figure 1 is a side ele vation of the machine. Fig. 2is a plan view of the hopper and of the parts contained therein. Fig. 3is a section on line A.-B 1 1g. 2. Fig. t is a section on line C-D Fig.3.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a frameof any suitable construction having a furrow opener 2 connected to thefront portion thereof and suitable covering means, 3, connectedv to theframe back of a furrow wheel 4:. This fur- Speeifieation of LettersPatent.

Application filed June 19. 1913.

, atented Nov. 18,1913.

Serial No. 774,677.

row wheel is connected to a shaft 5 journaled on the frame '1 and asprocket 6 rotates with the slut ft and is adapted to transmit motion,through a chain 7 to another sprocket S secured to a shaft t) which isjournaled within and extends transversely of a hopper 10 mounted on therear portion of frame 1. This hopper is divided, by two longitudinalpartitions 11, into three com 'iartments 12, l?) and 14 respectively.Shaft f) extends transversely across all of these compalt ments andthose portions of the shaft within the compartment 12 and 14 areprovided with sleeves 15 adapted to rotate with the shaft and providedwith 'adial fingers 16 disposed spirally upon the sleeves. The fingersare arranged with the outermost ones of each series in advance of thenext adjoining one so that, when the lingers are rotated, the outermostlingers will direct. seeds into the paths of the next adjoining fingers,this operation being continued throughout the length of the series oflingers so that the seeds engaged by the fingers will thus be directedinwardly toward the partitions 11.

The bottom of each compartment 12 and l-lis formed preferably of a bowedsheet 17 of any suitable metal having apertures 18 therein of such sizeas to permit small and faulty seeds to pass thcrethrough whilepreventing the larger seeds from escaping. Arranged under each of thesebottom plates 17 is a laterally extending inclined discharge chute 19,these chutes being preferably formed of sheet metal plates extending upto inclined front and back boards 20 and 21 respectively. A portion ofeach plate 19 has a depression 22 in the bottom thereof in which isarranged a cut-oil plate 23, said plate being adjustable longitudinally.The two cut-oll' plates cooperate with each other to partly or entirelyclose an outlet opening formed in the bottom of the central compartment13, as shown at 24t. That portion of the shaft 9 extending throughcompartment 1?, has a dropping wheel 25 secured thereto, the peripheryof this wheel adapted to extend within the opening formed between theadjustable plates 23. Notches are formed inv the periphery of the wheelas shown at 26 and it will be apparent that seeds will become seated inthese notches and thus be conveyed by the wheel to the opening 24 whichis located at the center of the machine. Small openings 27 are formed inthe partitions 11 so as to afford means of

